TAUNTING: A boy gestured at police in front of burning barricade on a highway during violent protests in De Doorns, South Africa, Wednesday. Farm workers across the Western Cape are on strike. Police said at least 50 people were arrested. (Nic Bothma/European Pressphoto Agency)

STILL CONNECTED: A man checked his phone as he and others were treated after a crowded rush-hour ferry from New Jersey collided with a dock in New York Wednesday morning, injuring at least 57 people and leaving two passengers in serious condition. (Justin Lane/European Pressphoto Agency)

IN PYONGYANG: Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt stood near a statue of late North Korean leader Kim Il Sung as he toured the Grand People’s Study House library in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday. Mr. Schmidt is among an unofficial U.S. delegation visiting the country. (David Guttenfelder/Associated Press)

FLAG FRINGE: A flag flew in the face of Lt. Gen. Donald Campbell Jr. as he assumed command at the U.S. Army Airfield in Wiesbaden, Germany, Wednesday. He is now the commanding general of U.S. Army Europe. (Boris Roessler/DPA/Zuma Press)

MUDDY MESS: A doll covered with mud lay on a floor Wednesday in Bat Hefer, Israel, after flooding from torrential rains hit the area. Hundreds of homes were flooded. (Ariel Schalit/Associated Press)